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Alice Drummond

Alice Drummond, American actress (died 2016)

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Born
May 21, 1928
Died
November 30, 2016
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1928

About Alice Drummond

Alice Elizabeth Drummond was an American actress. A veteran Off-Broadway performer, she was nominated in 1970 for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Mrs. Lee in The Chinese by Murray Schisgal. She may be best known as Alice, the librarian, in the opening scenes of the 1984 horror-comedy Ghostbusters. Alice Elizabeth Drummond (née Ruyter; May 21, 1928 – November 30, 2016) was an American actress. One of Drummond's notable movie roles is a librarian haunted and frightened by a poltergeist at the beginning.

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Alice Drummond timeline

  1. Alice Elizabeth Drummond (née Ruyter; May 21, 1928 – November 30, 2016) was an American actress.
  2. A veteran Off-Broadway performer, she was nominated in 1970 for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Mrs. Lee in The Chinese by Murray Schisgal.
  3. She may be best known as Alice, the librarian, in the opening scenes of the 1984 horror-comedy Ghostbusters.

The world when Alice Drummond was born

Alice Drummond was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alice Drummond's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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